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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1929
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Jas J Benda welcomed a son born to Mr and Mrs Forrest D Walker of New Orleans weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces. Numerous local residents including Martha Reister Florence Huber Lucile Swan Kath ry Reed and others are noted visiting relatives or traveling for business or family reasons in Washington and nearby towns.
A. L. Griffith travels from Crawfordsville to Washington to spend the day in the capital and visit local sights and contacts.
The golf tournament for the championship cup, currently held by Viz Westphal, is set to start. Qualifying rounds of eighteen holes are to be played, with scores due by a week from next Monday and an entry fee of fifty cents.
The airship Graf Zeppelin is poised to start around midnight with a world voyage tied to schedules. If weather delays occur it may stay until dawn. Five days are planned at each stop for refueling and maintenance, with a thorough overhaul expected on return. Five motors only need tuning and new spark plugs after the journey, which ended Sunday.
A stream of visitors and travelers left Washington this morning or yesterday for homes and trips. Mrs. Tom Martin and Evelyn and Mrs. Nellie Wallace with Beth visited in Washington and plan to return to Salford and Sterling. Others include R C Jennings heading to Chicago, Ida Harmon and Mrs Howard McCleery to Chicago, Eurnice Hammer to Davenport, A W Yard starting a northern automobile vacation into Minnesota and Canada, Dan Peters visiting Washington on business, Faye Eden from Redland California returning to Winfield, Charles Hunter of Hamilton Ohio with A H Eyler and Arthur Eyler from Alton Illinois guests at the Patterson home, Elizabeth Wood to Waukesha, and J B Thomas returning from Groton after visiting her sister.
R L Grimes traveled to Davenport for a day of business. Natalie Kiine of Deep River went to Washington yesterday for shopping. Mr and Mrs L L Thompson and daughter Dora of Marshalltown with Mrs Jerry Chance and son Gerald of Hubbard spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs M P D Lee in Washington. Helen Lee joined the Thompsons on their return visit.
Joe Easter of Davenport visiting at the M. D. Work home went to Ainsworth last evening to visit at the Lee Sands home. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Calvin and Miss Sadie Tyle of Russell are guests today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCall. W. W. McFarland is seriously ill at 301 East Washington street after two months of ailment and three weeks of confinement. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Woodruff of St. Paul return home after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Brown.
Dr and Mrs W E Anderson return from a six weeks Europe tour with about 450 companions sponsored by the American Institute of Homeopathy. They landed in New York, then sailed to London on the Duchess of York, visiting Westminster Abbey, cathedrals, Stratford on Avon, the Hague, Cologne, the Rhine, Berlin, Vienna and Paris, receiving much attention and courtesy.
More than 300 Modern Woodmen camps in Iowa gathered in Des Moines to oppose a rate increase ordered by the head camp in June. Delegates discussed court action to stop collection of the new rates, with attendees criticizing a head camp representative for evasive explanations.
Contracts for paving 31 miles in Guthrie Hamilton and Marion counties at 728 078 12 awaited Iowa state highway commission approval. Total contracts awarded 1 215 497 24 cover paving grading graveling culverts and bidding across Dallas Guthrie Jasper and other counties.
The U S Army Air Corps reports a man with a parachute pack attached never attains more than 118 miles per hour during a fall and does not lose consciousness.
Radio guide listing include WEAF NBC six thirty est Victor Dance Tour WJZ NBC six thirty est Ghost Hour WABC Cubs network seven first detective drama WABC CBS network seven thirty est Buffalo civic symphony WJZ NBC eight est At water Kent dance hour
Open season on peaches with Alberta peaches from Arkansas orchards noted for flavor. Home grown musk melons arrive and window displays show Chase and Sanborn coffee. Special small pickles priced 12c a dozen. Richelieu spices promise pure flavors in apple butter cans uniformly sized at 2 ounces.
Mr and Mrs M D See Mr and Mrs Fred See and siblings thank friends and neighbors for floral offerings and expressions of sympathy during the illness and at the death of their father and brother John W See.
In Sanger Texas on August 7 a man named Paul Saulsman waded a creek with his bare feet when a bite on his big toe drew a bite. He swung his foot and pulled a 17-pound catfish onto the bank.
A newspaper seeks advertising revenue by proposing a trial period to attract clients. The offer suggests demonstrating value and returns for advertisers.
A half pound package of North Pole Tea blended for iced tea is offered at 26 cents. The note implies stocking up before warm days to enjoy ice tea.
Daily orders stay busy as the store adopts a new layout to save time. Customers are urged to visit and view the updated arrangement to easily select items for casting.
Dwight Dale Davison arrived yesterday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs John J Davison about nine miles south of Washington seeking information or contact about his whereabouts. The notice references C and R Produce and a phone number 647 14713 tied to Alberta peaches on a Q track.
Mr and Mrs W A Anderson Beatrice Walter George and Bobby express deep appreciation for the many kind attentions shown them during their bereavement for their son and brother Chester.
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